A micromechanical approach to the stress-strain relations, strain-rate sensitivity and activation volume of nanocrystalline materials

International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-152

  Li, J ^a   Weng, G J ^b  

^a City College of the City University of New York   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation volume; Composites; Grain size dependence; Micromechanics; Nanocrystalline materials; Secant viscosity; Strain rate sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION VOLUME; GRAIN SIZE DEPENDENCE; INVERSE HALL-PETCH; MATERIAL DESIGNS; MICROMECHANICAL APPROACH; NANO METER RANGE; STRAIN RATE SENSITIVITY; STRESS STRAIN RELATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROMECHANICS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PLASTIC FLOW; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VISCOSITY;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 84879096899     PISSN: 15691713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10999-013-9214-1     Document Type: Article

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